<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Paul-mccartney ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/paul-mccartney Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:23:26 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “My next-door neighbor was Paul McCartney. We got to talking, but I never told him who I was. I had this fear that he wouldn’t know me”: YouTubers, sloppy solos, Paco deLucía’s darkest tour secrets… in conversation with Al Di Meola and Julian Lage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/julian-lage-and-al-di-meola-in-conversation UGAUNRM6hYXknyjuiBy44a Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:23:26 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul went, ‘What are you gonna’ play?’ ‘I don’t know.’ There’s George Martin in the control room, a 50 piece orchestra waiting on me in the studio”: How Wings guitarist Henry McCullough recorded his one take solo on My Love ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-henry-mccullough-nailed-his-one-take-solo-on-wings-my-love bfdrEZXjBgVtAxA3wkxE65 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got wrecked, paranoid, the whole thing... and then they hit this riff that I still remember. I just wept”: Paul McCartney on the life-changing moment he saw Fela Kuti live while smoking with Ginger Baker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-on-seeing-fela-kuti-live-while-smoking-with-ginger-baker JPaz5iaxNggagohBrMkhh5 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:46:03 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:25:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve got a little story about a chord you might like”: Paul McCartney is challenging fans to work out the mystery guitar chord that inspired his new album – and we’ve figured it out ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-mccartneys-secret-chord bzE6WKg3dLJUG7Rv7fQ3Nc Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:41:51 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:09:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘I’ll show him how to do Blackbird.’ I think he knew it better than I did!” Paul McCartney on the time he gave Paul Mescal a Beatles guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-mescals-paul-mccartney-lesson JkDUpEHojMLfXGLgyChRKE Thu, 28 May 2026 16:22:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I will never forget looking across the sound booth in the studio and seeing Paul smiling, and I’m playing guitar to Ringo’s drums”: Ozzy Osbourne producer Andrew Watt on what it was like to play with two Beatles in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andrew-watt-on-what-it-was-like-to-play-with-two-beatles-in-the-studio 5np3raJ4uwNwT3ik45QoZk Thu, 28 May 2026 10:56:36 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:58:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I might even refer to him in my mind, as if we’re still writing together”: Paul McCartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-songwriting-inspiration ZLo8caThWtjzYmFsycH658 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:27:59 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul played a lot of terrific bass with Wings that’s still under-appreciated. I don't think he even recognizes it himself”: Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles bassline ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-wings-silly-love-songs BnGGQeNWwPFbdW8b4x967f Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’ve been stuck in London customs for a month”: Paul McCartney's guitars allegedly held up in England ahead of major Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-guitars-held-up-in-customs-ahead-of-rock-hall-wings-exhibit zmEGDQcZp6j8ckyJeBtGjD Wed, 13 May 2026 18:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I talked my folks into buying me a plane ticket to London. I took my guitar and some songs, and I ran into some people…” How the Beatles launched the career of one of the all-time great songwriters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/james-taylors-beatles-break k33ZrU3Vq7B8FoCVBuPTR6 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:05 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:27:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I started this business, I had two kinds of people: those who believed in it and those laughing at me”: Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/matts-guitar-shop-interview UzQ65Wpr3uDnpZii3qViJ9 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul McCartney likes to control things under the guise of saying, ‘Play as free as you like.’ Then he’ll start to pick it all apart”: Chris Spedding’s favorite sessions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chris-spedding-favorite-sessions x9VbzbPdoJkyXLF6ZtwrGe Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-moment-paul-mccartney-was-reunited-with-his-hofner-bass idtBZ64rV2CvsrcMjhMqm8 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:11:05 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt like the worst moment of my life. I walked up to the truck, saw the padlock on the ground, and my heart sank”: The moment Wings’ former sound engineer had to tell Paul McCartney his priceless Höfner bass guitar had been stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/ian-horne-on-the-theft-of-paul-mccartneys-hofner-bass xu5b8n2gKZ8zqpWwPhGoLN Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:11:36 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:23:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-nick-wass-helped-reunite-paul-mccartney-with-his-missing-beatle-bass Fa3ecAnVrGPcQX5JHu2gvS Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:17 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:13:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognize”: Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/paul-mccartney-new-album-andrew-watt JR38ChpYye7STrTHVuiKBP Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:08:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If it was in that room that day, that would be between 20 and 30 million dollars easy for sure”: Guitar expert reveals the guitars that could surpass the new auction record held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/guitar-expert-reveals-the-guitars-that-could-surpass-the-black-strat-auction-record L97gh5ght6G35dSq3XdXde Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were still gluing the fur on the tuning keys when the FedEx driver showed up”: Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac and ZZ Top basses top the biggest four-string sales at historic Jim Irsay auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/jim-irsay-auction-2026-bass-guitars 3XDuER5KThuRS7EtyukHm7 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:55:36 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:09:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We bring out a ton of guitars. I pick one up, strum, and it sounds like Wild Horses – because it’s the actual guitar from Wild Horses”: The Rolling Stones guitar tech on the secrets behind their onstage sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/ryan-bullington-the-rolling-stones-guitar-tech FQ8UdNET6ZJr2hgjASKkxF Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:50:40 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:54:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You think of him as a songwriter and a singer really, but as a bass guitar player, it’s next-level”: Johnny Marr’s “mind-blowing” jam with Paul McCartney – and why he thinks Macca reinvented the bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/johnny-marr-paul-mccartney-jam z3EwgrWtvBvMkviJ9v5wza Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:46:10 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We would like to clarify a few things”: Höfner, maker of Paul McCartney’s legendary Violin Bass, shares statement following bankruptcy filing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/hofner-shares-statement-following-bankruptcy-filing FurqtidqdsJ32LgDNcTP53 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:14:40 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:08:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I bought my first Höfner bass in the ’60s. I have loved it ever since”: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/paul-mccartney-reacts-to-hofner-financial-troubles BxAWtn6JzRipqsLP7R2mJn Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:20:02 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:03:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Höfner, the famed instrument maker behind Paul McCartney’s iconic Violin Bass, reportedly files for bankruptcy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/hofner-files-for-bankruptcy fFzWsHiaYkfeRhM8xG7Rnd Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:14:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just too frightened – it was too big a moment with everyone looking at the guitar player. I couldn’t do it”: Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/how-george-harrison-became-the-beatles-lead-guitarist JUezmj7SixUm3HFEjcpHpQ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:36:52 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:48:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I will never forget it as long as I live. I got to play Blackbird with him”: Paul Mescal had to learn guitar left-handed to play Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic – but also got to jam with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/paul-mescal-paul-mccartney-beatles-biopic TuWkWbRMEQN2EnqU7AF3FA Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:36:00 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:44:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It went off into the universe and it left us thinking, where did it go? There must be an answer…” The remarkable story of Paul McCartney’s Höfner 500/1 bass – which went missing for 50 years – to feature in new documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/paul-mccartney-beatles-stolen-then-returned-hofner-violin-bass-documentary-film v6TikdZgMMmHnSMw77EDPW Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:10:45 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Oh, when did you get Eric Clapton to play on that?’ He said, ‘He’s not playing on it. That’s me’”: Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh on the time he mistook John Mayer’s guitar playing for Slowhand’s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robbie-mcintosh-mistaking-john-mayer-for-eric-clapton AZnDW8iLPyesbGwH3MCiWC Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:12:17 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:29:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Spinal Tap was getting ready for one of its shows. Paul McCartney was in another room rehearsing, and he happened to walk in one day”: Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner on the real-life encounter that inspired a scene in the highly anticipated sequel ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/spinal-tap-2-paul-mccartney-cameo VUjBzqF9ZkNQP6zpyZKLBL Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:33:54 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:29:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t know their tunes, but we played some Chuck Berry and reggae, then Paul McCartney said, ‘What are you doing for the next few years?’” How Laurence Juber went from winning a Grammy with Wings to landing a hit record with Harry Styles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/laurence-juber-a-day-in-my-life 7wLK2S8pja5pMMmHupXUNB Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:40:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:55:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was one bit I used to play at a bit of a stretch. He told me, ‘Oh, no, I play it like this’”: Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robbie-mcintosh-paul-mccartney-blackbird-guitar-lesson BHZ6vNJVMJHPSn8FSyDkhJ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:38:56 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:30:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was also where Mitch Mitchell brought Jimi’s white Woodstock Strat for me to set up, prior to him selling it”: My afternoon interviewing Hank Marvin over beans on toast and chickening out of a Paul McCartney 'audition' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/interviewing-the-shadows-hank-marvin-over-beans-on-toast bBDyVrGRDhWD3E3eYBsj5N Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:55:44 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:12:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were all these killer players. I was shy and kind of sat there, but Etta said, ‘I like that little white kid’”: Brian Ray wowed Etta James at 18, lost-out on Shakira and landed his gig with Paul McCartney –after auditioning at the Super Bowl ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-ray-my-town-playing-with-paul-mccartney Cu4zFsJfyYYYrghyQ9pwHd Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:12:11 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:57:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With The Beatles there are two periods: the early albums, where they would recreate what they did live – and the post-’65 overdub era”: Was Paul McCartney singing while he recorded this bass track? There are audible cues in the final mix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-beatles-paul-mccartney-oh-darling 9Wahua93uVPxqNtkumkHhV Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:50:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Paul McCartney’s Höfner to Dave Grohl’s Trini Lopez and Joan Jett’s Melody Maker –a 1:1 scale photography exhibition of famous guitars is heading to London ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/events-trade-shows/scale-guitar-photography-exhibition YkVVazgykytdpcYXtWcb2Y Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:41:36 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:37:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Höfner is so light, it encouraged me to play with a light touch and be more adventurous with it. I’d play it more like a guitar”: Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-the-beatles-lovely-rita-bassline t5NKChBTdAqP9vE2uNg2z5 Thu, 22 May 2025 09:18:30 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got a call: ‘Can you be on a plane tomorrow to go to New Orleans to play one song with Paul McCartney?’” Brian Ray’s audition to join Paul McCartney’s band was a last-minute live performance – at the Super Bowl ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-ray-paul-mccartney-superbowl-audition b76cY9qm8W4bbshJZLCu2M Tue, 13 May 2025 16:08:08 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:04:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a phone call from Paul McCartney, and he wanted me to come in and work with him…” How a Beatle helped Hans Zimmer conquer his stage fright with some priceless advice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hans-zimmer-paul-mccartney-stage-fright-advice z3PEdmvfmGqCJdvrMZaDc8 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:19:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:10:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got a text: ‘Paul wants to come over for tea.’ I sit up in the middle of the night and I’m like, ‘I have no lefty guitars – what happens if he wants to show me something?’” Andrew Watt on the time Paul McCartney gave him a guitar lesson over tea ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andrew-watt-on-his-paul-mccartney-guitar-lesson 8XnYb4g4yexhgt5vvKQWwP Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:53:19 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:06:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitars signed by Paul McCartney, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Olivia Rodrigo and many more to be auctioned off in support of leading music charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/signed-guitars-musicares-auction z7xuXCrHmHW6HrgD7iAiXk Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:00:08 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve been looking for it for 50 years, and I got it back”: Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner returns to the stage for the first time in 50 years, as he enlists Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr for an epic tour finale ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-mccartney-ronnie-wood-ringo-starr-hofner-bass-london-2024 Ct6skDdGMuudwJWsTXkMFT Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:32:08 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a time you wouldn’t have touched a Superstrat, at least in my world – that was very illegal. It’s cool to be able to let go of those old feelings and those silly rules”: How Chris Shiflett learned to love his inner shredder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chris-shiflett-signature-cleaver-telecaster kB9neY3TwbNjyWoqvzGJKk Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles ’64 doc is essential viewing for every Fab Four fan – and you can sign up to watch it on Disney+ for just $2.99 a month in this Black Friday streaming deal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/beatles-64-documentary-disney-plus-black-friday-streaming-deal 4wbXehX2Lg6SVVdxhkotkS Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:20:34 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We hit the stage, and there’s Paul McCartney. He looks at me and he says, ‘Hey, Duff’. All I can think is, ‘Paul McCartney knows my name. How the hell did that happen?!’” Duff McKagan recalls his real-life Spinal Tap moment and meeting his heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/duff-mckagan-on-meeting-prince-and-paul-mccartney QLCr8ZYSH4vrRv3KeQB4zY Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:08:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:39:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Was smoking Hendrix’s Strat my wildest studio experience? Oh, certainly not! We always went full tilt. There was never a dull day!” Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cradock-hendrix-joint-recording-paul-mccartney-fender-vs-gibson 927UJAMW7UTmwRyJx2Uu2e Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:10 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:51:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul McCartney joined by Jack White and St. Vincent for a raucous rendition of The Beatles’ The End during record-breaking set at Mexico’s Corona Capital Festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/paul-mccartney-jack-white-st-vincent-the-beatles-the-end-mexico UpLooSXzi3quwzbAw9rgGi Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:31:21 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:42:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walk smack into him and he goes, ‘See you’re practicing, are you, mate?’ He takes the guitar – he’s lefty and I’m righty – and starts to play it”: Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-reveals-paul-mccartney-helped-him-mix-a-bon-jovi-track rTMdsk8WLMonfmvtwsuGFh Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:54:40 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:14:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every time I have the opportunity to play bass, if possible, I try to redo Taxman, Come Together... something in the Paul McCartney style”: Renowned session bassist Sean Hurley on taking inspiration from The Beatles bassist for a John Mayer session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/sean-hurley-on-taking-inspiration-from-paul-mccartney-for-a-john-mayer-session cu94oQHVAsxj8LujPbgGgS Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:37:46 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:35:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We all turned up and laid down the backing track. Then, they told me that maybe Paul McCartney would be coming down”: Steve Cradock on that time he recorded with a Beatle – using Paul Weller’s Epiphone Casino ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cradock-paul-mccartney-come-together-session KFvA6gzoP4pgWGG5MRjaan Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:16:37 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:59:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I yelled, ‘Paul, George, Ringo and John, you guys were just wonderful!’ He said, ‘Ernie, if it were not for the Isley Brothers, the Beatles would still be in Liverpool’”: Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney – and they jammed Twist and Shout ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ernie-isley-on-meeting-paul-mccartney g5Kt4B7covbH8yWBJgbCGR Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:42:09 +0000 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:24:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Carol Kaye taught me real hard, telling me, ‘No, no, you’re playing the notes but you’re not playing the feel’”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-bassists-who-shaped-my-sound fE8AtEfxgD4JMmgMW6Fxm3 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:46:28 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:49:51 +0000